Secular Concert Openers and Closers

Here's an original madrigal that's an excellent teaching piece for developing mixed or treble choirs. Independent vocal lines, terraced dynamics, and a joyful music-themed text make it an appealing concert

This dramatic and dynamic fanfare or call to worship with a text from Psalm 100, verses 1 and 2 are enhanced by a vibrant, rhythmic piano accompaniment. An exuberant and energetic showcase for treble

With a text taken from a variety of traditional Irish blessings, this lyrical original is the perfect way to close a concert, celebrate a graduation or moving on ceremony, or establish as a signature song

This bright, cheerful piece really sparkles for young and developing voices! Easy to sing, with an optional bells part and kid-friendly lyrics, it will make an excellent holiday concert opener!

It's the perfect show opener! Audiences young and old will enjoy this theme from The Bugs Bunny Show in an expanded arrangement for choirs of all ages!

Hopeful, lyric and upbeat, Today My Spirit Sings is sure to inspire and delight your students as they improve their singing of expansive, forward-moving phrases while extending their range. A

Skip the droll opening announcement about cell phones and sing this instead! Based on Pachelbel's Canon - which, face it, everyone loves - this piece will make a lovely concert opener that also serves a

Here is an original celebratory piece in Swahili based on Romans 8:31, carrying the message that we can move forward in life because we know that God is on our side. With solid harmonies, a steady

"Now side by side we call for the dawning of a brand new day ... You're invited, come and sing united." An inspiring and uplifting anthem of togetherness wrapped in chorale-like harmonies that work in both

Finally! A useful concert opener that also gets your choir warmed up! This hilarious blend of choral warm-up routines is packaged into a performance piece with piano accompaniment. Your choir will love to

"Don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day." This song, one of the most famous of the World War II era, was reprised on the last broadcast of The Colbert Report by

Best used as a concert opener, this buoyant piece may be sung from the risers or as a processional. Based on a Welsh folk song, it may be performed all year, or with the alternate lyrics for holiday